Sarah Baartman, 'Hottentot Venus', finally came home 192 years later
Low confidence49Sarah Baartman's life was marked by colonial violence and exploitation in South Africa. She was exhibited in Europe as the "Hottentot Venus" for voyeuristic curiosity. French scientists studied her body after her death, which fueled racial science narratives. Her remains were eventually repatriat...
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